Ready Reference Treatise: The Borrowers

“The Borrowers” by Mary Norton was first published in 1952. It is a fantasy novel mainly for children. The story revolves around the lives of a family of tiny people. These tiny people live very secretly in the walls and floors of an English house.

These tiny creatures borrow from the big people for their survival. “The Borrowers” is one of the five books n the same series. The same borrowers’ family features in all these five books. Eventually, they leave their house.

It is obviously a highly fantastic idea, but it is also mentionable how the author got this idea to write the present novel. It is assumed that it was the result of the author’s bad eyesight.

Ready Reference Treatise: The Borrowers
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis